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I would check out the Happy Herbivore cookbooks and blog recipes (the blog ones are free online!). The recipes are to the liking of many meat and potatoes people, and the spicing and sweetness of dishes is similar to what you see in normal American cuisine. At least using some of these recipes can help you manage cooking…

Not sure how good this is, but here's calculator http://www.csgnetwork.com/humanh2owater.html

Actually, that does not make sense. Blood volume does not increase linearly with weight.

I also like to make tofu scramble with Vegg powder added (it's basically nutritional yeast + some sulfur things to make the tofu taste really like an egg! it's not a weird chemical concoction though) http://thevegg.com/ if you're interested. for the sausages, i second LightLife products...i love their SmartDogs! a little…

My breakfast after working out is a Vega protein shake. Makes me feel great, but not the cheapest thing. So much more than a protein shake though!

Also, if you find you are having deficiencies, Vega protien powder/meal replacement is a really good option to look into. I sometimes have half a serving on days when I work out a bunch or want to eat some less healthy things but still get good nutrition in. http://myvega.com/

Vega is sweetened with Stevia. http://myvega.com/

Also, the diseases for less-than-adequate protein intake are not seen in Western society. it is also not necessary to emphasize protein in the diet so much, which, i presume, is why MFP does not do it.

http://www.daveywaveyfitness.com/nutrition/8-side-effects-of-too-much-protein/ just because they are summaries, doesn't mean the studies behind them are weak. I too have researched this. a single normal protein shake a day won't kill you, but do that in addition to eating lots of lean meat and you are setting yourself up…

whey protein isn't vegan. whey is dairy. i agree with the above posters - nuts, beans, and tofu can all be added into dishes to make them higher in protein. blending tofu into tomato sauce with some nutritional yeast will give you your b12, high protein, and make for a yummy creaminess in the pasta. blended tofu can be…

Excess protein is bad for your kidneys (http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/03.13/09-kidney.html) and bones (http://www.livestrong.com/article/248912-foods-that-leach-calcium/). If you don't care about those and only care about weight loss, then sure, by all means go over your protein intake and pat yourself on the…

I've read that longer, slower runs are better a torching fat than faster shorter ones, which focus on muscle building. I've been setting a time to keep jogging for, whatever pace I can do. As the pace gets faster, then I can try to push myself to do longer slower too.

I wouldn't worry about just eating what you feel like and throwing the rest. There's more than one way to waste food. You can either throw it straight in the trash, or screw up your body by forcing it down without enjoyment or desire. Either way, it's not going to feed some starving kid in Africa, so my vote would be to…

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I love the brand "100% Pure" ( http://www.100percentpure.com/ )...because if it's sits on my skin all day I don't want it to be weird chemicals that are absorbed in. I can only really get on board with high quality fruit based, entirely edible makeup.

Fascinating. We use DE sometimes at work, but we have to take care to make sure the leachables don't make it into our final product, which makes its way into people. We take great care in designing processes to do this. Part of the problem of depending on DE for anything is that since it's mined from the earth there's a…

Vega Whole Foods Health Optimizer is great! It's so much more than just a "protein shake"!

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I'm 5'0'' and trying to get fit + lose about 18 lbs from my starting weight of 116...I lost 6 in the first two weeks, but now it's the end of week three and I haven't lost any more! I'd also like to know what I've been doing wrong :P I've been keeping under 1200 cal/day, although I do eat some of my workout calories back…

i'm 5'! Or as I say "five-foot-nothing" :) Just starting to work on losing a little bit of weight that crept on...for years I was around 106-108 lbs and my weight maintained really well for a long time...somewhere along the way, I gained 10 lbs and my body has been maintaining there :P Not too thrilled about that....I have…

based on this discussion, it seems as though kombucha may help too...now that's something I'll sip each morning!

Wheat Thins. A whole boxful.

if it has any cholesterol in it, it's not vegan; however, just seeing that there is no cholesterol in the nutrition facts is not an automatic indication that the item is actually vegan....for all the reasons previously mentioned, plus food packagers are only required to note amounts of "nutrients" when they are above a…

Have you watched the movie "Forks Over Knives"? There are certainly other ways to lower cholesterol, but I think the goal should be total health. The movie is geared for those who want to avoid ALL preventable diseases, not just those of high cholesterol. I'd check it out if you're concerned about upping your chances for…